Steven Slagle scores 6 goals, leads Men's Lacrosse to 18-11 victory over Beloit (Wis.)
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beloit (Wis.) (1-4) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| Ohio Northern (3-1) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
Team Stats
Beloit (Wis.)
| Game Statistics | Beloit (Wis.) | Ohio Northern |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 36 | 53 |
| Ground Balls | 39 | 51 |
| Saves | 17 | 10 |
| Clears | 13-20 | 19-20 |
| Turnovers | 31 | 31 |
| Face Offs Won | 18 | 14 |
| Man Up | 3-8 | 7-13 |
By Tim Glon
ADA — Freshman Steven Slagle scored six goals and dished out two assists to lead the Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team to an 18-11 victory over Beloit (Wis.) Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
The Polar Bears improve to 3-1 in their inaugural season, while the Buccaneers fall to 1-4.
Freshman Anthony Pavone added five goals and an assist for ONU.
Beloit was led by Mark Gannon with three goals.
Northern took control of the game by scoring seven consecutive goals in a span of 8:28 to take an 8-2 lead with 13:41 left in the second quarter.
Slagle scored his first goal of the game to tie it at 2-2 with 7:09 left in the first quarter.
The Polar Bears then exploded for five goals in the final 2:52 of the period to go up 7-2.
Pavone scored at the 2:52 mark, freshman Max Weese scored 28 seconds later, Pavone found the net again at the 2:00 mark and Slagle scored again with 1:04 to play. Weese made it 7-2 after the first period with a goal at the :31 mark of the quarter.
Slagle potted his third goal of the game with 1:19 gone in the second quarter to end the run.
Slagle scored two more goals in the quarter and freshman Mitch Groves scored with 1:39 left in the half as the Polar Bears led 11-4 at intermission.
Northern held a commanding 18-6 lead with 7:44 left in the game before substituting liberally the rest of the way.
Ohio Northern out-shot Beloit 53-36 and had 51 ground balls to 39 for the Buccaneers.
Each team committed 31 turnovers.
The Polar Bears will return to action next Saturday with a 1 pm contest at Houghton (N.Y.)